Acceptability of surgical care in Uganda: a qualitative study on users and providers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was conducted to assess acceptability of surgical care in Eastern Uganda and enable better allocation of resources, and to guide health policy towards increased surgical care seeking.

Design

This qualitative study used semistructured in-depth interviews that were transcribed and analysed by coding according to grounded theory.

Setting

The study was set in Eastern Uganda in the districts of Jinja, Mayuge, Kamuli, Iganga, Luuka, Buikwe and Buvuma.

Participants

Interviews were conducted with 32 past surgical patients, 16 community members who had not undergone surgery, 17 healthcare professionals involved in surgical treatment and 7 district health officers or their deputies.

Results

The five intersecting categories that emerged were h

SUBMITTER: Rauschendorf P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391825 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature